LeftyLayns Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 My first custom cooling build, thought I would document it here. Have nothing yet, but I'm ordering all parts in the near future. Now presenting the UViridian Lantern: - Hardware - Case: Corsair Obsidian 800D Power Supply: Corsair AX1200i Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K Hard Drive: 2x 240gb Corsair Force Series GT (RAID 0) Memory: 32gb Corsair Dominator Graphics: SLI EVGA GeForce GTX680 Sound Card: Asus Xonar DSX Optical Drive: Asus Blu-ray read and write Fan Controller: AeroCool EN51965 Touch 2100 -Cooling- CPU: XSPC RayStorm Block GPUs: 2x XSPC Razor Rev2 Blocks Memory: 2x XSPC Dominator Blocks Radiators: Black Ice GTX Xtreme 240 and 360 Reservoir: XSPC Dual 5.25" Bay Dual Loop Pumps: 2x Swiftech MCP350 Fans: 5x Scythe Gentle Typhoon 2150RPM Hose: Feser Tube UV Green 1/2" ID, 3/4" OD using compression fittings Logged most hardware into a handy website, if you want specific models. http://pcpartpicker.com/user/LeftyLayns/saved/1pgS I will replace all the blue LED's on all the XSPC water blocks and replace them to be green. The case will only have UV cold cathodes in it for lighting so to make the hoses look very nice. That's all I've got thus far. What do you guys think about all the components for this build, anything you might suggest differently? Only have three questions; 1. Will that EK MOSFET block fit the board even though its designed for the GA-X79-UD7 board? 2. Know of any other blocks I could use on my motherboard? It would be nice to also have a south bridge chipset block as well, but my research has turned up nada. And 3. Push or pull or push/pull fan setup on those high fpi rads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlawlessSoul Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 If you want to confirm that the UD7 blocks will fit the UP4, find stripped board images or back of the board images and compare them for both boards. You're primarily looking for the fitting holes for the heatsinks you're replacing, and component placement around the where the blocks will fit. It certainly IS possible to use blocks designed for higher end boards on their lower-end counterparts, but only in a few cases, and generally MOSFET blocks won't work since MOSFETs are often vastly different between versions of the same board. My board is the X58A-UD3A, and it shares a layout in the required area for the UD7 mainboard block to fit perfectly with zero modification. However, the wraparound MOSFET block won't fit. It took me months to convince EK to give me layout/measurements for the block so I could confirm that it would fit the board. I ended up confirming both boards (UD3 and UD7) along with overlaying the schematic EK gave me for the block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyLayns Posted April 2, 2013 Author Share Posted April 2, 2013 It took me months to convince EK to give me layout/measurements for the block so I could confirm that it would fit the board. I ended up confirming both boards (UD3 and UD7) along with overlaying the schematic EK gave me for the block. I've already emailed EKWB. You are right about them not giving any information whatsoever. I asked about the said waterblock being used for my motherboard. They only informed me that the motherboard was in their "cooling configurator" (which I had already used) and that it did not have any supporting waterblocks besides the CPU (derp). I feel like they used this ill informed message to completely dodge the answer I was looking for. I will send another email and see if they reply with useful info this time. Meanwhile I have some poking around on the webs to find some good images of the back of the board. Just eyeballing the 2 boards I would say there is strong possibility they will match. Wonder if Gigabyte would tell me if they are a twin match, might as well email them also. More homework, if things would just be simple what fun would that be? Note: For aesthetic, and heat rises, reasons I wanted to mount fans under my top 360 radiator pushing air out of the case. This is sort of my logic in getting the MOSFET block; I'm concerned about overall airflow inside the case. But, I wonder if flipping the rear exhaust fan around blowing fresh air into the case would give the UP4's massive MOSFET heat sink enough cool air to prevent overheating (in overclocking conditions?). Combine this with mounting the fans on the underside of the bottom 240 radiator, thus pushing air into the case could possibly allow for sufficient flow throughout. That seems like a win-win scenario to me. I don't have to purchase another waterblock (like 75 dollars is an issue at this point, lol), and I won't void Gigabyte's manufactures warranty (more so win for this reason). Final question: How hot is air when it comes out of the backside of a radiator, too hot to push into a case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyLayns Posted April 2, 2013 Author Share Posted April 2, 2013 EK replied. Bad news. We are sorry, EK-FB KIT GA X79 (UD7) is not compatible with GIGABYTE GA-X79-UP4 motherboard and that is tested by our research department. All the drawings are company property and we can’t give it away to be used outside company. Should I take their word for it not matching, or push harder and see if they give me dimensions? I'm bummed. But is this a good idea? I wonder if flipping the rear exhaust fan around blowing fresh air into the case would give the UP4's massive MOSFET heat sink enough cool air to prevent overheating (in overclocking conditions?). Combine this with mounting the fans on the underside of the bottom 240 radiator, thus pushing air into the case could possibly allow for sufficient flow throughout. That seems like a win-win scenario to me. I don't have to purchase another waterblock (like 75 dollars is an issue at this point, lol), and I won't void Gigabyte's manufactures warranty (more so win for this reason). Final question: How hot is air when it comes out of the backside of a radiator, too hot to push into a case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyLayns Posted April 4, 2013 Author Share Posted April 4, 2013 So with some research done, and replies from both EKWB and Gigabyte, its looking like there isn't a waterblock out there for my mobo. Its a fairly new board, and I've got my heart set on it. Water block or not.....maybe sooner than later somebody will make a water block for it, who knows? So I think I'm going to turn the 800D's exhaust fan around to blow into the case, and not go crazy with overclocking (maybe a stable 4.0 GHz?) But I still wonder if its okay to blow radiator air into the case (will it be too hot?) I thought I wanted to go SLI 680's. But I've been thinking lately (oh no!). Would it be a good idea to get the GTX Titan? Stick with that for a while. Then get a second Titan down the road, maybe when it drops price after the release of the 700 series? I really want a SLI system though, its always been my dream to have a dual gpu pc. Especially with those XSPC glowing waterblocks. What do you guys think? Get two 680's now, or get a Titan then add another later on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.